Vehicle-wheel rim.



J. H. WAGENHORS.

VEHICLE WHEEL RIM. APPLICATION FILED Aus.9 I9I2.

Patented June 26, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET L J. H. WAGENHORST. VEHICLE WHEEL RllVl. APPLlcATxoN man Auml, 1912.

Patented June 26, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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f fellyf ands'wown in enig broken-away.. to the' 'drawings detail and .to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive,I the Honsr, a citizen of the United States), resid.- ing in thecityof Akron, 'county ef Sl'lnmjtg -5and State of lOl1io`,`h ave invented-certain nevv and useful'lniprovementsj inVehicle: A Wheel Rimsof which the following Ais a as vcomprising a hub 2, v`v1rel spokes 31and a specification. -This'invention--relatesto improvements inj llo vehicle wheel rimsof the classknown asV demountable','linj.which a lrilii'for holding ai v pneulnatieorA other resilienttire is relnov-k hannel 4 is'provided ,with legs and so Yas to provide bearing surfaces 'Zjand ably mounted upon ."a .vehicle wheel. In I8 ofnnequal diameter formed'byvtlieperiph-,.

structures of this class Vthe tire-carrying rim, cries-ofthe legs. 9 is the tireunaTryini;'rim.Y

l5 upon4 which .is va tire,jmayA be-removedand 'which may be Ofany suitablejconstrictiom*. but-which is shown for purposes ofillustra-"v l A tion as comprisingfa transversely split base `oil tiresvvithout the necessity for detaching 10 carrying the endless reversile tire-'retainreplaced by a duplicatel rim carrying another -V tire. lt is thus possible to make anexchange .the resilienttire fro the tirelcarryin'g rim mgfjdangesll.' 4Art, ione-side, the' rim-base 10 substantially' U-slia'ped channel-4,; 'ng' a fellygmember or rim.

1:. 'nl oniofnssrervon, nr assieme-,renne or designates a1 vehicle ,vvheelvvhich Y shown for purposes of illustration ng of less-height aan, neng.

2o or placing thenew one upon such riin, and .seatedirectly upon the bearing surface 7 of 1n case of anf accidentvvhile on the" roadv af greater dia-Ineter, while neag'fthe Otlier'side, necessaryk change'of tires is* greatly facillthe rnin'base has rolled in ita-,Seriesof rlbs tated-lt'-isf possible to carry extraV tirel 1 2'Wh1ch Seat upontlie 'bearing'.fsurface 8 carrying 'with fully inflated pneumatic of smaller diametergl lyproviding the bear- :tire upon the vvheel it 'is not even. necessary tofinate tliesame." In 'accordance withiny thatthe removal of the tire-carrying rim is .Sl'i tiresfuponlthern, s'oV that upon placing a new lng'surfaces at the' two sldes of the wheel of j dierent-Y dlameters it will bei understood presenninvention provide improved ineans greatly facilitated. A slight 'lateral move- .fior secrinfg'the t1re-arrying rim -upon the' jixnent of the rim will cause tlreridges 12 to ll@ `vvlieel',fthe `nature and objects of 'my kilartlie bearing surface 8,'when the rimcan 'provementsbeing ullyset forth vin the following detailedl description; l

fzln -theaccom 4 V for" 'apart of thiss'peciication Figure 1 portions oll the tire-carrying rim which are asid "elevation of avehicle'vvheel provided designed to engage the bearing surfaces '7 vviflli' embodying a preferred iiormof endg upon the wllleel felly are' made of very `my invf tion; Fig. 2 is a' transverse sectiongfrsliglitly greater diameter than such-healing" be readily tilted sufciently to permit lillev Y valve `stem to be Withdrawn from its'hole.- panying drawings which- ,through the fixed rim or ellymember. The

lonjtlie'glinepllfll `of-,.. l |T ig. -l; Rg.. 3 'is "al". surfaces, means being provided for distort?- l ibransversesection on the line 'Il .-#lllll of', nigftlie sudiciently to cause the same 'fte d@ 'Figli lligzfl is `a-side'elemtion oa portion griptliebearing surfaces of the Wheel otliexed rim' and demountable rino shown jtlirouglieutf the greater portion ofv the ciri'nliifgifillustratinglone of. the loelri'ng de I. A Y -jffvice'sgf'liig Lisa-plan vievv o'l' tlieportic'n of 'n reing tl'ierirn avayom the Wheelfat tile rirnalnd' loclnin'g,s devicesiiov/n in intervels as shown in llig. l. V.For accom- Q Figi e, the tire-carrying rim losing removedg' plisliing this resul; l secure in the cliannel l 'Fig'.is a side el a Aof series ci blocks i3, these blocks having vehicle Wheel and rim aniodi-g surfaces inclined transversely from Hed form oiny invention; Fig. 7 is aseetion fthe' side adjacent toi'tlie lower leg 6 toward on line `Vlll`-'-`Vlll of Fig. 6: 8 is a sec- 'the higher leg The tire-carrying rim lias tion on line Vl'll`ll'll of Fig. e; `Fig. 9 seenre d to its under-surface a corresponding is a side elevation ol a yportion of Wheel series of leloclrs ld: nav-ing similarly inclined icu'in ference jtiiereol. lliis is Yaccomplished lll@ surfaces adapted to be wedged upon the blocks 13 by lateral movement of the tirecarrying rim. The wedging engagement of these blocks lifts the rim away from the wheel adjacent thereto and thus causes the rim to grip the bearing surfaces T and S between adjacent pairs of blocks. These blocks are preferablyv used also to prevent creeping of the rim upon the wheel. and' for this purpose are made to interlock. For example. the wedging surfaces of the blocks 123 may be made concave. as shown in Figs. 1 and 1. the blocks 11 having correspondingly shaped convex surfaces. As shown in Fig. 1, the leg 6 of the channel is notched opposite to each pair of blocks. as indicated at 1.3, so as to permit a free engagement of the wedging surfaces of the blocks. As shown in Figs. 1 and 1, the blocks 11 are located between the adjacentends of the ribs 1'2. Any suitable number of the blocks or wedges 13 and 11 may be used. For example, in Fig. 1 I have shown the wheel and rim provided with three pairs of the blocks spaced at equal intervals about the circumference.

Any suitable means may be provided for forcing the rim laterally upon the wheel so as to cause the. blocks 11 to wedge upon the blocks 13 and to retain the rim against lateral removal from the wheel. In the drawings I have shown for this purpose a modification of the rim-locking means described and claimed broadly in my application Serial Xumber 589,680. The locking devices are preferably located opposite to the blocks or wedges. although this arrangement is not absolutely necessary and may in some cases be departed from. As shown,

however, I provide opposite two of the pairs of wedges locking devices of the character clearly illustrated in Figs i2, 1 and 5. These devices comprise eccentric keepers 16 having projecting portions 17 which engage the ends of the wedges or blocks 11, such ends being made to project slightly beyond the outside of the leg 6 of the channel 1' for this purpose@ The keepers 16 are internally threaded and screw upon the external threads 18 of the externally and internally threaded nuts 19. The nuts 19 in turn screw upon the threaded ends 20 of bolts 21. The threads on the outsides of the nuts 19 are of opposite pitch from the threads on the ends of the bolts, so that the rotation of the nuts will cause the same to screw upon thebolts 21 and at the same time will cause the keepers to travel along the nuts, thus producing an accelerated movement of the keepers. The advantages of this arrangement are fully set forth in my application above referred to. As the wheel has no,` wooden felly, it is impracticable to use a bolt passing transversely through the felly of the wheel. as shown in my said application, and I therefore atten the shank -of thc bolt as indicated at :22 and secure the same to the underside of the channel 1 by welding, by means of rivets 23, or in any other suitable manner- This construction is particularly applicable to wire wheels, or other wheels having metallic fixed rims. although it is clear that bolts of this character may be secured in the manner shown to the familiar wood-and-metal construction of wheel. The flattened portions -22 of the bolts are preferably provided with lugs 21 which project beyond the side of the fixed rim and form stops to engage the shoulders 25 projecting from the keepers 16. The engagement of these lugs and shoulders limits the movement of the keepers when rotated to inoperative position, as indicated in Fig. 5. Figs. 1, '2 and 1 show the keepers moved to operative posit-ion. Ipon the rotation of the nuts 19 the keepers w' first be drawn laterally away from the fixed rim by the combined action of the screw threads on the nuts and on the ends of the bolts until the keepers are free to rotate. The keepers will then turn with the nuts until they are in inverted and inoperative position, where they willl be stopped by the engagement of the shoulders :25 with the lugs '21. Then the keepers screw against the heads of the nuts 19, as shown in Fig. 5. the further rotation of the nuts will be stopped. The keepers are now in inoperative position and the rim is free to be removed.

In order to keep the nuts from turning freely and thus to hold the keepers in inoperative position, I preferably insert in the sockets in the nuts, and bearing against the ends of the bolts, small friction springs 70- The engagement of the keepers with the heads of the nuts is suflicient to prevent the accidental rotation of the keepers on the nuts.

IVhen the rim is to be clamped upon the wheel the nuts 19 are rotated in the opposite direction, which will cause the keepers to swing through a half revolution into operative position, where they will be stopped by the engagement of their straight sides 26 with the sides of the lugs 21.V Further rotation of the nuts will cause the keepers to screw inwardly, the engagement of the projectinguportions 1T thereof with the ends of the blocks or wedges 11 forcing the rim 'laterally upon the wheel and clamping the same upon the bearing surfaces thereof, as already described.

All but Ione of the locking devices for securing the rim to the wheel are preferabl` constructed as above described. The remaining locking device may be 'modified slightly so that it may be utilized to start the rim laterally off the wheel as vwell as to force it thereupon. For this purpose I provide the rim with a suitable projection manera to be engaged by ay portion of the keeper side blocks or wed when the same .is screwed away from .the the blocks or wheel, whereby the keeper will draw the nel 42. The rim laterally off of the wheel at least to an provided with extent sufiicient to break any rust which so that when w` may have formed between the rim and wheel positively prev and thus loosen the rim so that it may be the wheel.

l freely removed by hand. As shown in Fig'. blocks 45 ha I provide `one of the wedges 14 with a gaged by th projection 30 carrying a downwardly ex- The rim is forced lat tending lug'31. 32 is a keeper which is in causing .the blocks 54 general similar to the keepers 16 above de blocks scribed, but which ,has a projection 33 prefthe he erablysomewhat longer than the projecnally and internally t tionslf of thekeepers 1 6. 'Ihe projection latter screw upon the 33 serves to force the lwedge 14 into engageends 57 of the bolts 58. ment with the wedge or blocky 13, j ust ast-he vided with heads 59. project-ions 1.7 of the keepers 16 act, and it` bolts pass through holes also engagesthe lug 31, when the keeper is screw through threaded moved away from the lxedrim, and thusv washers 66 which are draws the rim laterally off of the wheel. the side of the iE ,The keeper32 preferably has no shoulder 'are thus both rmly 25 as it is desirablethat greater freedom Washers 60 may be fur of movement; be permitted to facilitate its of screws 61, as shown proper manipulation. The keeper is mounberal forni of l ed upon an internally and externally threadclaimed broa ed nut 19 which is carried by'a bolt 21, as Number 58 already described.A The keeper 32 and the illustrated I block or wedge provided with the lug 31 are rial Number 628,387. It preferably located diametrically opposite to`- that other foi-Ins of lo the. valve stem, as shown in Fig- 1, or as used if desired, The k near to that position as is practicable, aS vided with projections 6 the side of the rim opposite to the valve elds'of the b stem is necessarily removed from the wheel through the notch firstso as to permit the valve stem to be da., -The washers lifted out of the -hole through the fixed rim. wardly In Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, I havel illus- `t0 eng trated a modified form of my invention, in keepers 55 to which l0 is a wooden wheel of usual conwhen they are struction having a felly 41 upon which is (tion, The shrunk or otherwise suitably secured a device is channel-shaped felly band 42. In this m0direfe 1 lication I have shown the channel 42 proeconvex fa 45, by any suitable mea epers 55 which ocking devi ks 5t, such ends es 46 in the c 66 are provide extending lugs 63 which `oulders 64 forme limit their rotar rotated to inoper operation of this form y. Set forth in a.. to and need not be It is substantiall vided with legs 43 and 44 of equal height, the lo although it will be understood that they -5 and already described he can be made of unequal height, k as shown in In order to Figs. 2 and 3, if desired. Secured in. the and b channel at intervals are the blocks or wedges I construct on l5. In the present modification four equally a wayv spaced blocks are used, although obviously when t this number may be varied. The front leg Construction is shown in 4l of the channel is notched opposite to these ligure the internally and ex blocks. as indicated at 46 in Fig. 9. at? is the nut 56 carries a. keeper 65 tire-carrying rim which I have shown for projection 66 adapted purposes of illustration as comprislng the or wedge 54 when the k endless rim base 18 provided with one endless and also adapted when reversible tire-retaining flange 49 and one away from the Wheelf transversely split. reversible tire-retaining wall 67 of the channel 5 flange 50. the latter having a base. 51 seated rim laterally from the in a channel 52 formed at the side ofthe From theforegoin rim base 48. Theange 50 may be locked in seenl th position in any suitable manner, as by means structure in whi sof the well-lmown form of locking device wedgingsurfa illustrated diagrammatically at 53 in Fig. 6. the rim is clamped tothe wheel The rim base 48 has secured to its underof the locking vices illustrat Start the rim reak any rust which e of the lookin as" to engage a po e loehng device is at by my inv devices in forcm pted to engage s 45 secured in the chan- 4 are preferably dgingl faces,

ve concave faces which are ences ofthe blocks 5ft. pon the wheel, dge upon the ns, such as by screw upon the eXterreaded nuts 56. 'Ihe projecting threaded bolts are pro- 'Ihe Shanks of the in the telly Ll1 and openings in nuts or thus drawn e bolts vand washers f; in position. 'lhe her secured by means g. 9. This gence is described and my applica d h against prongage the projecting hannel leg d with outn are adapted d upon the y movement ative posiof locking my applications Y described in dey the same as that ot ed in 1 to from the wheel ay have formed, g devices in such rtion of the rim unscrewed. Such Fig. 8. In that nernally threaded which has a large to engage the block eeper is screwed up the keeper is drawn telly to engage the draw the g description it will be ention I provide a rim ch, by the use of spaced ces upon the two members, y the action g the rim 13o tures which have heretofore laterally upon the wheel. The action of the coactiiig wedging faces is to draw the rim down upon the bearing surfaces of the wheel throughoutthe greater portion of the cir- -cuinference of the wheel, thus adequately support-ing the rimv at all points. In this re- Uard. in v invention is different in principle rom and greatly superior to certain strucbeen suggested, in which wedge blocks aie used, but in which no supportis afforded the rim between adjacent wedge blocks, thus leaving llarge spaces of the rim entirely unsupported. It will also be seen that I have provided certain improvements in details of construction, some of which are capable of being utilized in connection with other forms of rims than those illustrated. For example, the means for drawing .the rim off the wheel lby means of the keeper may be utilized in connection with any rim forced laterally upon the wheel. The improved bolt construction, in which the shank of the bolt is flattened and riveted or otherwise secured to the wheel member of the. rim structure, may also be utilized with many different kinds of rims.

vhile I have described iii detail certain preferred embodiments of my invention, these are intended to be merely illustrative thereof, land I desire to cover the same broadly. I do not intend to limit myself to the details of 'construction any further than as specified in certain of the more limited claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described claim; i

1. The combination of a vehicle wheel having an annular bearing surface and having transversely inclined wedging surfaces located at intervals aboutlits circumference, a tire-carrying rim having transversely inclined wedging surfaces adapted to coact with the wedging surfaces of the wheel` said riin being adapted to seat upon the bearing surface on said wheel between said wedging surfaces, and means for forcing said rim laterally upon said wheel.

Q. The combination of a vehicle wheel having annular bearing surfaces at each side my invention. I

thereof and transversely inclined wedging surfaces located at intervals aboutits circumference. a tire-carrying rim having transversely inclined wedging` surfaces adapted to coact with the wedging surfaces on said wheel,

. seat upon the annular bearing surfaces on said rim between successive wedging surfaces, andy means for forcing said rim laterally upon said wheel to cause the wedging surfaces on the wheel and rim to coact and lift t-he rim away from said wheel at intervals. whereby said rim is caused to clamp the bearing surfaces upon said wheel be-l tween the wedging surfaces thereof.

said rini being adapted toA 3. The combination of a vehicle wheel having annular bearing surfaces of different diameters at the. sides thereof, and having transversely inclined' wedging surfaces located at intervals about its circumference, a tire-carrying rim adapted to coact with the wedging surfaces of said wheel. and having bearing surfaces of different diameters adapted to engage the bearing surfaces of said wheel between successive wedgin surfaces. and means for forcing said rim laterally upon said wheel to cause the wedging surfaces upon the wheel and rim to coact, whereby said rim is lifted away from said wheel adjacent to said surfaces and caused to clamp said wheel between successive wedging surfaces.

l. In a vehicle wheel. in combination. a fixed rim member comprising a metallic channel, the peripheries of the legs of which form annular bearing surfaces. blocks secured in said channel at intervals. said blocks having transversely inclined wedging surfaces. a removable rim having blocks secured to its under-surface. said'blocks livingt-ransversely inclined wedging surfaces.

adapted to coactwith the wedging surfaces of the blocks secured in said channel. said removable rim being adapted to seat upon the bearing surfaces formed by the legs of said channel between successive pairs o blocks. and means for forcing said rim laterally upon said fixed rim to cause the blocks upon the rim to wedge upon the blocks upon the fixed rim.

5. In a vehicle wheel. in combination. a. fixed rim comprising a metallic channel. the peripheries of the legs of which form annular bearing surfaces. blocks secured in'said channel at intervals. said blocks having having wedging surfaces transversely inclined wedging surfaces. a removable rim having blocks secured -to its undersurface, said blocks `'having transversely inclined wedging 'surfaces adapted to coact with the wedging surfaces of the blocksl secured in said channel. said `removable rim being adapted to seat between successive pairs of blocks upon the bearing surfaces formed by the legs of said channel, and means for forcing said rim laterally upon said fixed rim to cause the blocks upon the removable rim to wedge upon the blocks upon the fixed rim. the wedgingA surfaces upon the blocks on the removable rim and felly member interlocking to prevent circumferential movement of said removable rim upon said fixed rim.

6. In a vehicle wheel, in combination, av

fixed rim comprising` a channel having legs of different heights. the peripheries of which form bearing` sur blocks mounted in said channel at intervals, said blocks having transversely in clined concave wedging surfaces, a tirecarrying rim having blocks secured faces of different diameters,

wedging surfaces adapted to the channel, sald under-surface, said blocks having convex blocks.

7. The combination of a vehicle wheel, a tire-car rim and means for forcing said rim laterally on and olf said wheel comp rlsmg a keeper, a retammg bolt member .ngldl idly be`v mounted on saidrotatablie member. lSligll'he .combination of a vehicle wheel, a

tire-carrying r1m, a retaining member rigmounted'on said retaining member, a keeper in screw-threaded engagement therewith, and a lug member on said rim coacting with Isald keeper to provide a said rim upon rota-V translatory motion of tion of said rotatable member.

9. In a vehicle wheel, in combination, a ed rim having surfaces` of dit ferent diameters at the sides thereof .and ha transversely inclined wedging tacesiocated at intervals thereon, a tirecar rim ha bea Surfaces adaptrymgng am M to engage the annul aces on mid fixed rim, the surfaces for e gement with the t `l1 0fv Said ed llim of les dimeter l coact with the Y mg rim,

upon the xed secured to said wheel comprising, a rovwhen moved in the tatable member ,jecting therefrom and .k with said wdges tonzuiver said i'im in onejdir, slm

'formed upon annular ribs rolled in the bottom of said tire-carryblocks secured to the under-side of said tire-carrying having wedging Surfaces adapted to engage the wedging surcuring said tirecar rim upon said fixed r1m comprising bolts projecting from the wheel, and keepers carried bysaid bolts and adapted to engage the ends of the tire-carrying rim and force it laterally e eeper engaging the wheel and thereby draw rim laterally od said fixed rim.

10.' rlhe combination of a vehicle wheel provided with transversely p ing surfaces located at-intervalsthereon, a. removable rim having transverselyinclined theblocks on said tire-carrying' inclined wcdg.

wedging surfaces adapted to coact with the f we surfaces of the wheel, and means when moved in one to force said rim laterally on said wheel, and opposite direction, to w said rim ed -said wheel.

1 1. rlhe combination of a vehicle wheel provided with transversely inclined wedges located at intervals thereon, a removable rim having transversely inclined A'wedges adapted to ,coact with. the wedge surfaces oi the wheel, one of said wedges having a lug proeepers contact re'on, and one of midkeepers'con with .lug to 'movie' said rim in the oppo` slt@ tion. v mman. waennnonsr.

Witnesses: 4

' Snwnm Daim, f l' i Ennemi @Umor Mom. 

